WMU basketball senior Shayne Whittington claims share of MAC West Player of the Week honors

KALAMAZOO, MI -- The Mid-American Conference announced its Men's Basketball weekly award winners today, with Western Michigan's Shayne Whittington sharing the MAC West Division Player of the Week award for Feb. 17 with Eastern Michigan's Da'Shonte Riley.

It is the second time this season Whittington has won the award, the other coming on Jan. 27.

Whittington helped the Broncos wins over Akron and Miami last week, averaging team bests in points and rebounds as WMU moved into a three-way tie at the top of the MAC standings. The Broncos trailed the Zips by eight points at halftime, but Whittington notched 13 of his 15 points in the final 20 minutes of the game as WMU snapped an eight-game losing streak to the Zips. He also recorded a team-high seven rebounds.

Whittington went on to post his eighth double-double of the season in the Broncos’ win over the RedHawks, registering 18 points and a game-high 10 rebounds to go with four blocked shots. Whittington is averaging a career-high 15.0 points per game and is shooting 50.6 percent from the field.